Geek comic of the Week: Dirty dozen IT embarrassments

Here's a little change of pace. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, so maybe this cartoon representation of some of IT history's most egregious screw-ups will help guide you away from repeating the mistakes of the past.


HAIKU 4 U

My packets are lost!
Can you hear me now? Hell no.
This VOIP stuff is poop.

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File sharing gets divine approval

When Sweden outlawed the downloading of copyrighted files last July, the head of one Swedish municipality's culture department publicly admitted that he's a downloader in an attempt to start a conversation on the practice's prevalence in society. But he was saved from potential jail time when the main evidence in the case -- his computer -- was struck by lightning and rendered inoperable. (The Register)

News: Brits baffled by geekspeak
Out of IT: IgNobel prizes awarded
Something to do: Send a phone call from Dwight Shrute to your favorite coworker

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Poll: What's your favorite SciFi movie?

- Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan
- THX-1138
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Serenity
- Blade Runner
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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WHAT YOU SAID

How do you feel about telework?

15.8% - I think work should be done in an office.
15.8% - I'm fine with the theory but I can't stand the Starbucks squatters.
68.4% - I'm all for it. Sign me up.

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Q&A: Are men really smarter than women?

Dear Aunt Calamity
I just heard that a researcher has determined that the male IQ is 3.6 percent higher than the female IQ. I don't think so. I can run mental circles around every guy in my department. What's your take on the study?
- Susan B., Pittsburg, PA

Dear Susan:
I received many, many e-mails this week about the controversial statement made by Prof. Phil Rushton, who seems to have a penchant for stirring up trouble.

Fret not my dear. IQ is but a small part of the much larger, contextual picture. Raw intelligence requires a proportional amount of street smarts to function well in the real world. Consider the PONGLBWTAFD-Q (Probability of Not Getting Lost Because Willing to Ask for Directions Quotient) in which women (87.3%) far outpace their male counterparts (4.1%).
- Aunt Calamity

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